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The last time Najee Glass competed at the Bennett Center in Toms River, it was not a memorable experience. Bothered by a severe hip injury that had hampered him for a few weeks, Glass tried to give it a go in the 400-meter dash championship at the NJSIAA Indoor Meet of Champions. As he finished …

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Prep’s Glass enjoys triumphant return to Toms RiverWins NJSIAA Non-Public A gold medal in 400-meter dash”

Let’s face it. Maybe Lady Gaga was right that it’s really never as good the second time around. This year’s showdown between Hudson County’s elite boys’ basketball programs, namely St. Anthony and St. Peter’s Prep, never reached the intensity and the fervor that came when the two powerhouses clashed at the 2010 Dan Finn Classic, …

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St. Anthony-Prep: Not as thrilling as last yearBut showdown did bring excitement for local hoop fans”

It’s almost to the point where Dickinson High School senior Jose Veras really can’t achieve more than what appears on his already overloaded and burgeoning resume. But the truth be told, Veras still has some of his final indoor season and all of the outdoor campaign to add to the litany of accomplishments that already …

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The legacy of Dickinson’s Veras grows and growsWins four HCTCA gold medals and adds two more NJSIAA state sectional titles”

The Rutgers-Newark men’s basketball team is enjoying another successful season under the leadership of head coach Joe Loughran and associate head coach Bill Zasowski, a Bayonne native. The Scarlet Raiders currently own a 17-7 overall record and are in the thick of the hunt for a possible New Jersey Athletic Conference playoff berth. One of …

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Rutgers-Newark’s men’s basketball squad benefits from local productsSt. Mary changes mind about state playoffs; idiocy of balanced playoff brackets”

A group of 20 or so older men stood behind their former mentor, leader, and basketball coach Tuesday afternoon as he prepared to coach his final game at McNair Academic High School in Jersey City. “Usually, when you get a group like this, it’s for a wake,” veteran McNair boys’ basketball coach Mike Reilly said, …

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End of an era at McNair AcademicVeteran basketball coach Reilly steps down after final game”

Maybe Marvin Williams was simply destined to be a standout basketball player. After all, the Marist High School senior has a hoop legacy running through his veins. His father, Marvin Sr., was a player at St. Anthony in the early 1980s. His cousin, Mandy Johnson, is a Hudson County Hall of Famer and was one …

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Marist’s Williams has a thousand reasons to be happyScores his 1,000th career point in upset win over Hudson Catholic”

It has been nestled right smack in the middle of Third Street in Downtown Jersey City, almost anonymously, certainly without fanfare. If you drove down Third Street off Jersey Avenue toward Grove Street and didn’t pay attention, chances are you missed it. It’s a small, three-story structure that doesn’t even have a bold sign out …

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St. Mary High School to close in JuneEnds a long-time Downtown Jersey City athletic tradition”

When Bria Smith entered St. Dominic Academy a little more than three years ago, she was already interested in playing basketball, but wasn’t exactly a polished product. “I started playing basketball in seventh and eighth grade,” said Smith. “I wasn’t exactly that good of a player.” SDA head coach Reggie Quinn believed that Smith had …

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SDA’s Smith develops into 1,000-point scorer”